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Mike Rutherford (II)
If drummer and singer Phil Collins became the superstar of Genesis, it could be said that Mike Rutherford was the secret weapon on their way to fame, fortune and selling out the world's biggest venues. He wrote the lyrics for their first major international single, Follow You Follow Me, which became a UK top ten and a US top 30 hit. He wrote the ...
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Born:in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK |
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2017
The Vietnam War
(TV Mini-Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)
(2017)
... (writer: "Ravine")
2015-2016
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Eddie Redmayne/Lily Collins/Martha Wainwright
(2016)
... (writer: "No Reply at All" - uncredited)
- Mitt Romney/Grace Helbig/G-Unit
(2015)
... (writer: "That's All" - uncredited)
2014
Danny Baker Rocks... (A Bit)
(TV Mini-Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Seventies
(2014)
... (writer: "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)")
2014
Beer and Board Games
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Dylan Abuse, Sloan Rage, and Silliness
(2014)
... (writer: "All I Need Is A Miracle")
2013
La força de la vida. El making of del disc i del llibre de La Marató
(TV Movie) (writer: "Mirant enrera")
2012
American Idol: The Search for a Superstar
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Top 8 Perform
(2012)
... (writer: "That's All")
2012
American Dad!
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Old Stan in the Mountain
(2012)
... (writer: "Invisible Touch")
2012
Metal Evolution
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Progressive Metal
(2012)
... (writer: "Dancing With The Moonlit Knight")
2010-2011
Todd's Pop Song Reviews
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Tonight, Tonight
(2011)
... (writer: "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight")
- The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 1987
(2010)
... (writer: "Invisible Touch", "Land of Confusion", "In Too Deep", "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight")
2010
Glee
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Special Education
(2010)
... (writer: "The Living Years" - uncredited)
2010
20 to 1
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Our All Time Favourite Films
(2010)
... (writer: "All I Need Is A Miracle" - uncredited)
2009
Idols
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Top 5: DJ's Choice
(2009)
... (writer: "The Living Years")
Uvolnete se, prosím
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode, 2009) (music - 1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 16 January 2009
(2009)
... (lyrics: "I Can't Dance") / (music: "I Can't Dance")
2008
Idols
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Spectacular 6 - My Idols
(2008)
... (writer: "Over My Shoulder")
2008
Genesis: When in Rome
(Video) (lyrics: "Land of Confusion", "Follow You Follow Me", "Ripples", "Throwing It All Away") / (writer: "Duke's Intro [Behind The Lines/Duke's End]", "Turn It On Again", "No Son of Mine", "Land of Confusion", "In The Cage Medley [In The Cage, The Cinema Show, Duke's Travels]", "Hold On My Heart", "Home By The Sea", "Second Home By The Sea", "Follow You Follow Me", "Firth of Fifth", "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)", "Mama", "Ripples", "Throwing It All Away", "Domino", "Los Endos", "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight", "Invisible Touch", "I Can't Dance", "The Carpet Crawlers")
2008
Willkommen Österreich
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.37
(2008)
... (writer: "I Can't Dance" - uncredited)
2006
The Angry Video Game Nerd
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Bible Games
(2006)
... (writer: "Invisible Touch" - uncredited)
2006
Cesko hledá SuperStar
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Tretí semifinále: Kluci
(2006)
... (writer: "Over My Shoulder")
2006
The Passion: Films, Faith & Fury
(TV Movie documentary) (performer: "Jesus He Knows Me" - as Michael Rutherford) / (writer: "Jesus He Knows Me" - as Michael Rutherford)
2006
Ha-Shminiya
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Titanic
(2006)
... (writer: "Mama" - uncredited)
2005
Room 101
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #10.8
(2005)
... (writer: "Jesus He Knows Me" - uncredited)
2003
Pop Idol
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Live Wildcard
(2003)
... (writer: "Over My Shoulder")
2001
Top Ten
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Prog Rock
(2001)
... (writer: "Follow You, Follow Me", "The Living Years", "Congo")
1997
Stars in Their Eyes
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Live Grand Final 1997
(1997)
... (writer: "The Living Years")
- Episode #8.4
(1997)
... (writer: "The Living Years")
Top of the Pops
(TV Series) (writer - 6 episodes, 1977 - 1996) (lyrics - 1 episode, 1978) (music - 1 episode, 1978)
- Episode dated 25 January 1996
(1996)
... (writer: "Turn It On Again")
- Episode dated 22 June 1995
(1995)
... (writer: "A Beggar On A Beach Of Gold")
- Episode dated 27 March 1980
(1980)
... (writer: "Turn it On Again")
- Episode dated 13 March 1980
(1980)
... (writer: "Turn it on Again")
- Episode dated 13 April 1978
(1978)
... (lyrics: "Follow You, Follow Me") / (music: "Follow You, Follow Me")
1994-1995
Tohuwabohu
(TV Series) (writer - 5 episodes)
- Montreux-Mix II
(1995)
... (writer: "I Can't Dance" - uncredited)
- 23.exe
(1995)
... (writer: "I Can't Dance" - uncredited)
- XXIV - 0024
(1995)
... (writer: "I Can't Dance" - uncredited)
- Variation 18
(1994)
... (writer: "I Can't Dance" - uncredited)
- Seite 17
(1994)
... (writer: "I Can't Dance" - uncredited)
1994
Monte Video
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Tag des Haushaltsgerätes
(1994)
... (writer: "I Can't Dance")
1993
Genesis: The Way We Walk - Live in Concert
(Video documentary) (lyrics: "Land of Confusion", "Dreaming While You Sleep") / (music: "Land of Confusion", "No Son Of Mine", "Driving The Last Spike", "Fading Lights", "Jesus He Knows Me", "Dreaming While You Sleep", "Home By The Sea", "Hold On My Heart", "Domino", "I Can't Dance", "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight", "Invisible Touch", "Turn It On Again") / (writer: "Old Medley")
1992
Nightmare Cafe
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Sanctuary for a Child
(1992)
... (writer: "The Living Years" - uncredited)
1989
Mike + The Mechanics: A Closer Look
(Video) (lyrics: "Hanging By a Thread") / (lyrics: "Silent Running" (1985), "All I Need Is a Miracle" (1985), "Taken In" (1985), "Nobody's Perfect" (1988), "Nobody Knows" (1988), "Seeing Is Believing" (1988), "The Living Years" (1988) - as M. Rutherford) / (music: "Hanging By a Thread") / (music: "Silent Running" (1985), "All I Need Is a Miracle" (1985), "Taken In" (1985), "Nobody's Perfect" (1988), "Nobody Knows" (1988), "Seeing Is Believing" (1988), "The Living Years" (1988) - as M. Rutherford)
1988
Genesis: Live at Wembley Stadium
(Video) (lyrics: "Abacab", "Land of Confusion", "Throwing It All Away", "Turn It On Again") / (writer: "Mama", "Abacab", "Domino", "That's All", "The Brazilian", "Land of Confusion", "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight", "Throwing It All Away", "Home By The Sea", "Invisible Touch", "Los Endos", "Turn It On Again", "Do The Neurotic")
1986-1988
Magnum, P.I.
(TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes)
- Unfinished Business
(1988)
... (writer: "The Brazilian" - as Michael Rutherford)
- Laura
(1987)
... (writer: "Tonight Tonight Tonight" - as Michael Rutherford)
- Death and Taxes
(1986)
... (writer: "Mama" - as Michael Rutherford)
1986
Miami Vice
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Baby Blues
(1986)
... (writer: "Hanging By A Thread" - uncredited)
- Yankee Dollar
(1986)
... (writer: "Par Avion" - uncredited)
1984
Genesis: The Mama Tour
(Video documentary) (writer: "Abacab", "That's All", "Mama", "Illegal Alien", "Home By The Sea", "Second Home By The Sea", "Keep It Dark", "It's Gonna Get Better", "In The Cage", "The Cinema Show", "...In That Quiet Earth", "Supperman", "Turn It On Again")
1978
Derrick
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Ute und Manuela
(1978)
... (writer: "Follow you, follow me")
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Other Works:
Albums with Mike & The Mechanics: Mike & The Mechanics (1985), The Living Years (1988), Word of Mouth (1991), Beggar on a Beach of Gold (1995), Hits (1996), Mike & The Mechanics (a.k.a. M6) (1999) and Rewired (2004). See more »Alternate Names:
Genesis | Mike & the Mechanics | Mike and the Mechanics | Michael RutherfordHeight:
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After Peter Gabriel left we started to get into individual songs for a while. But Genesis has always worked best when we worked together on stuff that we liked. 'Follow You Follow Me' was a classic example of that and we started writing together again. I think if we hadn't started writing songs like 'Turn It On Again' we would have started to lose our way. See more »Trivia:
Mike + The Mechanics' song, "The Living Years", which he co-wrote with B.A. Robertson, won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song. 1991 saw Mike + The Mechanics' songs, "Silent Running" (also co-written with Robertson) and "The Living Years", awarded "MillionAir" status by BMI for more than one million broadcast performances in the US. By 1998, BMI acknowledged "Silent Running" at two million plays... See more »Trademark:
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